I want to be able to surround myself with as much people I can in order to see what you see when it comes to make a deal and be able to read between the lines of what the market is saying (which comes with experience obviously).I don't want people to give me a fish, I want to learn how to fish (if that makes sense).What I have learned so far:1.

In the 4 years I spent in this organization, the words my dad had been saying for so many years became abundantly clear to me, “you’re a product of your environment”.

Equity is expensive and you loose out on future appreciation whereas debt financing is still relatively cheap historically even in the rising rate environment.

Plus when searching for STRs to stay in I appeal to environments that are engaging and vibrant.

I believe retail commercial is one of the first asset classes in real estate that gets hit first when the economic environment starts to decline.

You have to be a lot more savage (to use @James Wise's term) and careful than this to be a local operator working in this kind of urban environment. 

Essentially we are "back to normal" regarding our Eviction process, but still a little on the slower side (approximately 6 weeks between 3-day notice to set-out).If you are investing in Cleveland already then you are familiar with Ohio's fairly Housing Provider-friendly environment.

They know who wants the easy fish and who wants to learn to fish.  

I'm not fishing on your behalf, I'm teaching youto fish.

As far as the bureaucracy of an ADU, San Diego recently passed streamlined approval processes and waived fees like the environment and school fees for the next 5 years.